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Efus wishes you all the best for 2023!
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2022 has been a year full of inspiration and exchanges. 2022 gathered once again our historical members and partners. 2022 welcomed new friends on board, bringing new ideas, new thrills and new challenges. 2022 has sadly also been marked by the war in Ukraine, at the gates of the European Union. Cities and their citizens are standing in solidarity with Ukraine, welcoming refugees and setting up all sorts of support schemes. It reminds us that peace and security are precious and fragile. Without security, there cannot be democracy; this is one of Efus’ most fundamental principles.
Our work to constantly promote security as a democratic good based on social cohesion and the respect of fundamental rights is our way to promote peace in our cities. It has inspired us ever since Efus was established 35 years ago, and it will inspire us in everything we do in 2023.
Because we firmly believe in cities helping cities, let’s continue to work together in 2023 and bring ever more inspiring exchanges and mutual support for a sustainable and safe future in European cities and territories, and beyond!
We wish you a happy holiday season and our best wishes for a peaceful new year! | |
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Defending the values of our democracy is at the heart of all our work and a daily challenge. | | | |
Elizabeth Johnston, Efus Executive Director | |
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Organised crime In the face of the multifaceted challenge posed by organised crime at the local level, Efus local and regional authorities adopted a resolution calling on more political, financial and legislative support from national and European institutions.
More info | | Climate change Environmental threats and concerns are on the rise at the global level, generating growing interlinkages between security and climate. To support local authorities in taking on these new challenges, Efus created a new working group on climate change.
More info | | Gender In 2022, Efus incorporated the Women in Cities Initiative (WICI), which brings a wealth of knowledge and experience of working with and for women and girls in promoting and enabling a gender approach to urban security.
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Protection of public spaces Efus’ local and regional authorities stand together to advocate for more institutional support to make public spaces safer while preserving their inherent openness and inclusiveness. This culminated in the adoption of the Brussels Declaration during the final conference of the four-year EU-funded PACTESUR project on the protection of public spaces, led by the city of Nice (France) and in which Efus was a partner. | |
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We have summarised in a book the main insights we have drawn from this project.
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IcARUS project: Join us online!
After an inspiring IcARUS mid-term conference this year in Riga, let’s share more local experiences and rethink together the tools and methods available to help local security actors anticipate and tackle urban security challenges.
In January, the IcARUS project partners will launch a series of web conferences on social and technological innovations for urban security. | |
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For more resources: Check the interactive research overview on preventing juvenile delinquency, preventing radicalisation leading to violent extremism, preventing and reducing trafficking and organised crime, and designing and managing safe public spaces. | |
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27 January 2023 - SHINE project final conference on nightlife, Vilnius (Lithuania)
May 2023 - Efus’ General Assembly, Mannheim (Germany)
May 2023 - Secu4All final conference, Mannheim (Germany). To learn more about Secu4All: Check the podcast series exploring the risks and threats faced by European cities in their public spaces and solutions to mitigate and address them.
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Efus continues its work with a holistic approach of urban security, ranging from the prevention of violent radicalisation with projects like icommit and INDEED, to crisis management with projects like RiskPACC, preventing discrimination and youth delinquency through sports with the SENTRY-Sport project, or putting technologies at the service of citizens’ security with the TRANSCEND project. Stay tuned! | |
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